Cloud-Based User Profile Transfer for Shared Vehicles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicle management systems lack the ability to efficiently learn and implement user preferences across different vehicles, leading to inconsistent user experiences and inefficient settings management.
Innovation Solution
A cloud-based system that receives and processes user input to learn behavior patterns, allowing for the automatic implementation of settings on vehicles, including wireless payment options, and enables the transfer of user profiles between vehicles for seamless access and customization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If user profiles are manually configured for each vehicle, then settings consistency across vehicles is improved, but user convenience and time required for setup deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates digital copies of user profiles stored in a database, which can be automatically transferred to multiple vehicles. When a user logs into a vehicle, the system retrieves their profile from the database and applies the stored settings (seats, mirrors, climate control, etc.) to that specific vehicle, eliminating manual reconfiguration and ensuring consistency across different vehicles.
Solution Approach 2:
A centralized database acts as an intermediary between users and vehicles. The database stores user profiles and mediates the transfer of settings information to vehicles automatically, eliminating the need for direct manual configuration at each vehicle and enabling seamless cross-vehicle profile management.
2Ease of operation
If vehicle settings are customized for individual users, then user experience quality is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses a universal profile structure that can be applied across multiple vehicles and users. The same database framework and profile format serve all users and vehicles in the fleet, allowing the system to handle customization needs without requiring separate complex systems for each vehicle-user combination.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of creating complex unique configurations for each user-vehicle pair, the system uses simple digital copies of user profiles from a centralized database. This approach maintains high user experience quality through customization while keeping the underlying system relatively simple and standardized.
3Ease of operation
If user profiles are transferred automatically between vehicles, then convenience is improved, but risk of setting errors or incompatibilities increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where vehicles report their capabilities and current settings back to the centralized database. When transferring profiles, the system receives feedback about vehicle compatibility and can adjust settings accordingly, reducing the risk of incompatible configurations while maintaining automatic transfer convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary checks and preparations before transferring profiles. User profiles are pre-validated and stored in a standardized format in the database, and the system prepares appropriate settings mappings based on vehicle types before actual transfer occurs, preventing errors rather than correcting them after transfer.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods are provide access to cloud services over the Internet for locating and providing access to a shared vehicle of a shared vehicle network. One method includes receiving a request from a user device of a user to locate a vehicle to use for a shared period of time. The method enables providing an option of vehicles within a range of a location identified by the request. Then, detecting proximity of the user device to a selected vehicle proximate to the location identified by the request. The method enables transfer of a user profile of the user to the vehicle. The profile is configured to automatically set one or more user preferences of the vehicle. The method further includes receiving use data of the vehicle while the user profile is set for the vehicle. The user profile is deactivated on the selected vehicle when use of the vehicle is discontinued.